Hello and Welcome to our School Family! – We are a PreK – 8th grade Catholic school with about 370+ students and located in Elmwood Park, IL – Pre-registration for the 2026-2027 School Year for Returning and New Families is available NOW! – For your convenience, please pre-register online! – Keep in mind many spaces fill up quickly and we want to make sure you are part of the wonderful year ahead – Please share this information with any interested families you know and check it out yourself!

The teachers and I express gratitude to everyone who attended our Parents Night last week. The evening was a wonderful way to begin the year… – Friday, September 25 is a Teacher Professional Development Day. Classes are not in session for students… – Thursday and Friday, October 8 and 9 are Parent-Teacher Conferences. Both days have an 11:30 am dismissal, and After Care is not provided. There is a form this week for parents to select times… – Monday, October 12 is Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day and school is closed that day… – Please keep in mind that the teachers strive to answer emails within 24 hours of receipt. For emails received on Friday afternoons, please allow until the end of the next school day (usually Monday) for a response… – We continue to have the Queen of Hearts drawing at the Union Tap in the Circle at 8 pm on Wednesdays… – And More…

Check our School Calendar to see all school events.

We kicked off our 90th School Anniversary on January 25 with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Cupich – CONTRIBUTE – REGISTER – HISTORY PICTURES!

We are excited to share that St. Celestine School will be participating in ECLIP (Early Childhood Language Intensive Programs) through the partnership with the University of Notre Dame to bring Spanish into our classrooms every day. Our preschoolers now enjoy 30 minutes of fun, daily Spanish lessons built right into their school day.

Weekly drawings are held on Wednesday afternoons, and videos of them are posted on Facebook – Buy Your Tickets NOW!

Do you love to spend time outside? Do you like to meet new friends and try new things? Scouting America might be a great fit for you! Saint Celestine Pack 4690 stays active in the summertime with hikes and special events. It is a GREAT time to check us out and see if you’d like to join our pack! – Prospective scouts entering Kindergarten-5 Grade in ‘25-’26 and their families are welcome to join us at any our yearly events!

St. Celestine Athletic Program provides students with instructional and competitive sports options as an extension of the academics we offer. Participants learn fundamentals of sports and develop strong, healthy and disciplined minds and bodies. REGISTER NOW!

The  St. Celestine School Annual Fund  is a yearly contributing fund to help the school offset new and exciting initiatives and has helped us keep our technology up-to-date year after year. We are blessed by the generosity of our parishioners, alumni and school families that help us through annual fund. Donations are welcome anytime. SUPPORT US NOW!

From Technology Clubs, Fine Art and Communication Clubs, Games and Learning Clubs, Service Clubs, and Scouts, we have pretty much all clubs covered at our school – Please click on “Read more” below to learn more about the specifics of each club.